200$ kite or a falcon?

frank candor · Mar 28, 2018

before i got my drone, i wanted a Falcon! ... after finding out about the regs

,... i wanted Revolution kite! anyone else have alternate flying dreams?

darren6270 · Mar 28, 2018

Since getting my Mavic I have been considering learning to ParaMotor

Tinmania · Mar 28, 2018

frank candor said:
before i got my drone, i wanted a Falcon! ... after finding out about the regs,... i wanted Revolution kite! anyone else have alternate flying dreams?

Pardon my potential ignorance, but did you mean a Falcon, as in bird of prey?

Mike

JoostGT3 · Mar 28, 2018

Not sure what you mean with a kite or falcon, but for me it was the other way round: I used to be a fanatic paraglider, until I had a massive crash which shattered one of my vertebrae. I was lucky to walk away from it with full recovery (after a helicopter medevac, 9 hours surgery and 18 months recovery), so I decided to quit that hobby and looked into other ways to see the world from above. Been hesitating a lot when it was only phantoms, but when the Mavic Pro was announced I went for it!

RKX · Mar 28, 2018

I've got a revolution kite, (shockwave), I was big into them at one point. they are lots of fun to learn

Tinmania · Mar 28, 2018

JoostGT3 said:
Not sure what you mean with a kite or falcon, but for me it was the other way round: I used to be a fanatic paraglider, until I had a massive crash which shattered one of my vertebrae. I was lucky to walk away from it with full recovery (after a helicopter medevac, 9 hours surgery and 18 months recovery), so I decided to quit that hobby

Wow.... can't argue with that decision.

Mike

AnzacJack · Mar 29, 2018

Falconing also piqued my interest recently when I saw one at a medieval fair. I also looked into it and it’s way to regulated here in Australia. And hunting with them is illegal.
I’ll just stick to my drones

RayOZ · Mar 29, 2018

If only I could get my hands on one of these.

JoostGT3 · Mar 29, 2018

Uf, falconry must be absolutely stunning to do. It’s not a hobby though, it is a way of life, you will need to dedicate all your time to it and then some.

AnzacJack · Mar 29, 2018

RayOZ said:
If only I could get my hands on one of these.

that was pretty impressive. Im wondering if they slowed the footage down any. Ive seen a few different ornithopters, and they are normally not so graceful

frank candor · Mar 29, 2018

Tinmania said:
Pardon my potential ignorance, but did you mean a Falcon, as in bird of prey?

Mike

yep, bird of prey, gotta get a state and fed license

frank candor · Mar 29, 2018

JoostGT3 said:
Not sure what you mean with a kite or falcon, but for me it was the other way round: I used to be a fanatic paraglider, until I had a massive crash which shattered one of my vertebrae. I was lucky to walk away from it with full recovery (after a helicopter medevac, 9 hours surgery and 18 months recovery), so I decided to quit that hobby and looked into other ways to see the world from above. Been hesitating a lot when it was only phantoms, but when the Mavic Pro was announced I went for it!

when i was 12 i found plans to build a hang glider outta bamboo(easily found at my carpet store??!!) and black plastic! glad i didn't go through with it. besides most of my flying dreams consist of me flapping my arm/wing things!

JoostGT3 · Mar 29, 2018

frank candor said:
when i was 12 i found plans to build a hang glider outta bamboo(easily found at my carpet store??!!) and black plastic! glad i didn't go through with it. besides most of my flying dreams consist of me flapping my arm/wing things!

Oh man, I did love it though... how can you beat this:

And a pic I took of my friend flying with a tandem passenger:

darren6270 · Mar 29, 2018

JoostGT3 said:
Oh man, I did love it though... how can you beat this:
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And a pic I took of my friend flying with a tandem passenger:
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Paramotoring is that, but with a big prop on you back. Good fun,. but not as serene.

787steve · Mar 29, 2018

frank candor said:
before i got my drone, i wanted a Falcon! ... after finding out about the regs,... i wanted Revolution kite! anyone else have alternate flying dreams?

I did some contract work for Boeing in Singapore for a couple years. I saw these on my first trip, and went back to watch them many times. . They are RC "kites" with brushless electric motors. Almost silent. They looked like UFO's. Very cool!

Drone Master · Mar 29, 2018

Wow, I built my first areal platform on a kite in the early 90’s.
When I built my first quad, I never went back. However, I still have this setup.
Check out my link.
Eye In The Sky / Scope On A Rope

frank candor · Mar 30, 2018

Drone Master said:
Wow, I built my first areal platform on a kite in the early 90’s.
When I built my first quad, I never went back. However, I still have this setup.
Check out my link.
Eye In The Sky / Scope On A Rope

COOL setup, Deltas! my fav( and only kites)cheap ones with 3' wingspan, i would keep adding line till i couldn't see it then just tie it off for a while.

RayOZ · Mar 30, 2018

Drone Master said:
Wow, I built my first areal platform on a kite in the early 90’s.
When I built my first quad, I never went back. However, I still have this setup.
Check out my link.
Eye In The Sky / Scope On A Rope

I guess there’s no worries about high limits and stuff in early 90’s. The line seems to ruin the shots. We’ve come a long way with drones.
I wonder with the RC kites means if there’s wind, it could stay up for a lot longer. The props can be stopped to cruise with the wind. Add a camera, it’ll be like flying a mavic in fixed wing mode.